Fact checks related to the scottish economy, taxation and spending
Economy, Business & Finance
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford and Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes said the countries would not be receiving more money as other areas of their provisional budgets are being revised down. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A Facebook post claiming England has kept Scottish taxes ignores the money spent by the UK government for or in Scotland. Read
In effect, all money spent by Scotland on HS2 is returned through the Barnett formula. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
At his first Prime Minister’s questions, Boris Johnson incorrectly claimed Scotland has the highest taxes in Europe. Read
Question Time on 11 October 2018 came from Edinburgh. Topics covered included Universal Credit, Brexit and education in Scotland and the line-up included Kezia Dugdale, Mike Russell and Fraser Nelson. Read
Crime
The government has given £5 million to the Scottish Police to help with the costs of policing President Trump’s visit. Other police forces can also apply for special funding to cover the costs. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A report commissioned by the Scottish National Party recommends that an independent Scotland should not immediately change its currency from the pound. Read
Health
NHS Scotland spending is planned to increase by £2 billion, accounting for projected inflation, between 2006/07 and 2018/19. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
An increasing proportion of the Scottish government’s budget comes from taxes raised in Scotland, rather than the block grant. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Scottish deficit is more than three times that of the UK as a whole, as a proportion of GDP. Read
